The unclued entry, revealed by completing clued down entries, spells "Out of Season." Each of the six entries that included the name of a season (marked with an * below) needs to have that season swapped with another before it fits into the grid. Italicized words in explanation indicate anagrams.
ACROSS
1. Cooked fish egg contains mineral
roe
roe
3. Operations catch Sue, Dr. Evil off-guard with disciplinary papers from the library (2 wds)
O(Sue + Dr Evil)ps
O(Sue + Dr Evil)ps
*10. “Not true – false!” every one starts to chant, invoking one unified speech
F + all + a + c,i,o,u,s
F + all + a + c,i,o,u,s
13. Toss out everything but the most extreme of lingo
of lingo
of lingo
14. Headless golden antique
golden - g
golden - g
16. Singer is off-key a lot
a lot
a lot
17. Greek character’s child rejects lord’s roman numerals
child - l,d
child - l,d
18. Anastasia never eats Chinese, for example
Anastasia never
Anastasia never
20. Our guy’ll announce a knitting pattern
Homophone (our guy'll)
Homophone (our guy'll)
21. Dip, turn or prance about, going both ways
Dip turn or
Dip turn or
22. Paralegals, attorneys proctor lawyers’ entrance exam
Paralegals, attorneys
Paralegals, attorneys
24. Dreadful Tibetan monk returned, captured by Shanghai leader
a(bys)mal
a(bys)mal
28. Monitors left codes, oddly
l + c,d,s
l + c,d,s
31. State vision for plot
Homophone (sight)
Homophone (sight)
33. See instructions
34. Critical Guide, 2/3
direct - ct
direct - ct
36. Rubric ends up in English article about piece of land
a(c,r)E
a(c,r)E
38. Stand-in criminal pops tag
pops tag
pops tag
40: Plateau or hillock, same difference
same
same
*42: Listless feeling early in the year, what Spanish call "Ferdinand’s Head" at any time (2 wds)
Sp + ring + f + ever
Sp + ring + f + ever
43. Strange spas pursue chlorine cops
cl + spas
cl + spas
45. From A-Z, etc., redefined ancient Mexican
A-Z, etc
A-Z, etc
48. Piece of any round curve!
a,r,c
a,r,c
50: Yak with cat in French...
Double definition
Double definition
51. ...and French her. Heavens!
et + her
et + her
52: Incredibly, no one's lost oxygen under bright lights
no one's - o
no one's - o
53: Handled irony roughly, oppressively
Handled irony
Handled irony
*54. Grease hit less sensitive areas, according to Rev. Spooner (2 wds)
Number sights
Number sights
55. Hole left by point
pit
pit
DOWN
*1. Seeds of failing sprout hid nettles' root
of + F + spri(n)g
of + F + spri(n)g
2. Movie after movie, ending is grand
e + pic
e + pic
4. People that take the law into their own hands give in last (approximately)
give in last
give in last
5. Two fathers of Duchamp's movement
da + da
da + da
6. Couch is unfinished so far
so far - r
so far - r
7. Distribute Hawaiian necklaces on Maui , for one
leis
leis
*8. Irrational value: lofty holder of office's second difficulty
pi + t(f)all
pi + t(f)all
9. Poorer Eastern Europeans build wharf
Pols + pier
Pols + pier
10. Mumbles insults
Double definition
Double definition
11. Mention novel in journal
note + book
note + book
12. Peter Cetera: single, backward fool clutching last of leftover youth in glove (3 wds)
Gl(fool + r,y)ove
Gl(fool + r,y)ove
15. Ultimately, drown in a Columbian ship?
n + in a
n + in a
16. Wagers picnic pests will consume deserts' core
ant(e)s
ant(e)s
*19. Mint flavoring tree grew in wild north
tree grew in + N
tree grew in + N
23. A redo: redraw prize
A redo
A redo
25. Send first bouquet up to computer geek in charge
s + posy
s + posy
26. Top talents left playing Abandoning Time sci-fi game series (2 wds)
Top talents + l - t
Top talents + l - t
27. Start upsetting nice woman
nice + w
nice + w
29: Hindmost of steers bound after cow herd leaders in a bull-averse establishment? (2 wds)
c,h + in a + s + hop
c,h + in a + s + hop
30. E.g., modern hotel key in car ad? Tad confusing
car ad? Tad
car ad? Tad
32. Buildings for entertainer Sullivan: one loud rink, small
Ed + i + f + ice + s
Ed + i + f + ice + s
35. Late? Sketchy – gets F or half a step up from D (2 wds)
Late + F
Late + F
37. Relaxes by roiling sea, dines after Eastern sunrise’s first fading (2 wds)
sea + E + sups - s
sea + E + sups - s
39. Head-to-head tee off
t + tee
t + tee
41. Turn by base is thorny
spin + y
spin + y
44. Just average
Double definition
Double definition
46. Jerusalem claimed by Ponzi online
Ponzi online
Ponzi online
47. Mocha is infused with kind of tea
Mocha is
Mocha is
49. Cold (-500) weather at heart of type of heat
Cold - d + t
Cold - d + t
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